It is illegal to swear. Those who violate the Law on Administrative Penalties for Public Security can be criticized and educated, and will be fined or detained in accordance with the law. If the circumstances of abusing others are serious, it may be suspected of constituting a crime of insult and the criminal responsibility of the other party shall be investigated.
According to Article 246 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China, anyone who commits the crime of humiliation, publicly insults another person or fabricates facts to slander another person by violence or other means, if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention, public surveillance or deprivation of political rights. The crime mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be handled only upon complaint, with the exception of those seriously endangering public order and the interests of the State. When the victim commits the act specified in the first paragraph through the information network and tells the people's court, but it is really difficult to provide evidence, the people's court may request the public security organ to provide assistance.
Legal basis
Article 246 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China [insulting crime] [defamation crime] Whoever publicly insults another person or fabricates facts to defame another person by violence or other means, if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention, public surveillance or deprivation of political rights.
The crime mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be handled only upon complaint, with the exception of those seriously endangering public order and the interests of the State.
When the victim commits the act specified in the first paragraph through the information network and tells the people's court, but it is really difficult to provide evidence, the people's court may request the public security organ to provide assistance.
